Product Description

Disc One: Original Album Remastered Original Mix 1.Glad To See You Go 2.Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment 3.I Remember You 4.Oh Oh I Love Her So 5.Carbona Not Glue 6.Suzy Is A Headbanger 7.Pinhead 8.Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy 9.Swallow My Pride 10.Whats Your Game 11.California Sun 12.Commando 13.Youre Gonna Kill That Girl 14.You Should Have Never Opened That Door

40th Anniversary Mix 15.Glad To See You Go 16.Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment 17.I Remember You 18.Oh Oh I Love Her So 19.Carbona Not Glue 20.Suzy Is A Headbanger 21.Pinhead 22.Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy 23.Swallow My Pride 24.Whats Your Game 25.California Sun 26.Commando 27.Youre Gonna Kill That Girl 28.You Should Have Never Opened That Door

LP: 40th Anniversary Mix Side One 1.Glad To See You Go 2.Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment 3.I Remember You 4.Oh Oh I Love Her So 5.Carbona Not Glue 6.Suzy Is A Headbanger 7.Pinhead

Side Two 1.Now I Wanna Be A Good Boy 2.Swallow My Pride 3.Whats Your Game 4.California Sun 5.Commando 6.Youre Gonna Kill That Girl 7.You Should Have Never Opened That Door * Previously Unreleased

Following the success of last years 40th anniversary edition of the Ramones debut album comes a deluxe version of the groups follow-up, Leave Home. Originally released in January 1977, this 30-minute opus of buzzsaw rock introduced fans to classics like Pinhead California Sun, and Swallow My Pride.

The deluxe edition will be produced in a limited and numbered edition of 15,000 copies worldwide and comes packaged in a 12 x 12 hardcover book. In addition to the music, the set also features stories about the band by legendary former manager Danny Fields, as told to renowned music scribe Michael Azerrad, as well as details about making the album by Stasium.

The first disc features two different mixes of Leave Home, opening with a remastered version of the original stereo mix. The highlight is the new 40th anniversary mix of the full album, created by Stasium from the original multi-track tapes, and designed to better reflect the Ramones raw power and beef up the sound. In the sets liner notes he writes: Generally, the consensus was [the original] maybe sounded too clean, the guitars panned completely left-right detracted from the bands foreboding presence, and the reverb effects especially were a little excessive. The new 40th anniversary mix is also featured on the LP that accompanies this deluxe edition.

The second disc is overflowing with more than two dozen rare and unreleased recordings. It begins with rough mixes for 15 tracks recorded for Leave Home at Sundragon studio in New York. Most are missing elements that had yet to be recorded, offering fascinating insight into the bands recording process and the development of the album. Also included are Sheena Is A Punk Rocker and Babysitter, both of which served as replacement songs on the US and UK versions of the album, respectively, when the band removed Carbona Not Glue from the track list shortly after initial release. The disc concludes with a combination of 18 alternate mixes and instrumental versions of all tracks from the album.

The final disc features an unreleased recording of the bands concert at CBGBs on April 2, 1977. The show took place a few months after Leave Home was released and includes live performances of album tracks like Suzy Is A Headbanger, Oh Oh I Love Her So, and Babysitter, the latter of which was only performed live a handful of times, along with classics like Blitzkrieg Bop and Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue.